WO2021171685A1

WO2021171685A1 - Control device for printer-equipped digital camera, method for operating control device for printer-equipped digital camera, and program for operating control device for printer-equipped digital camera

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Publication number: WO2021171685A1
Application number: PCT/JP2020/038540
Authority: WO
Inventors: 慎一郎園田; 宏俊吉澤; 田中　伸也; 素寺横
Original assignee: 富士フイルム株式会社
Priority date: 2020-02-28
Filing date: 2020-10-12
Publication date: 2021-09-02
Also published as: US20220377185A1; CN115053512A; JPWO2021171685A1

Abstract

Provided is a control device for a printer-equipped digital camera comprising a camera unit for taking an image of a subject and successively outputting images representing the subject, and a printer unit for printing an image taken on a print medium in accordance with a photography instruction, the control device comprising at least one processor. The processor: recognizes a first act performed by a person to be photographed who is in a photography area of the camera unit and included in the subject, the first act being performed to provide a photography/printing instruction serving as both a photography instruction and an image printing instruction; upon recognizing the first act, causes the camera unit to perform a photography operation for outputting an image to be printed; recognizes a second act performed by the person to be photographed who is in the photography area, the second act being performed to provide a print terminating instruction for the image to be printed; upon failing to recognize the second act within a predetermined print standby period, causes the printer unit to print the image to be printed; and, upon recognizing the second act within the print standby period, instructs the printer unit to terminate printing of the image to be printed.

Description

Control device for digital camera with printer, operation method for control device for digital camera with printer, operation program for control device for digital camera with printer

The technology of the present disclosure relates to a control device for a digital camera with a printer, an operation method for the control device for the digital camera with a printer, and an operation program for the control device for the digital camera with a printer.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-122934 describes a camera that accepts a specific gesture of a hand such as a V sign of a person to be photographed as a shooting instruction instead of a physical image shooting instruction such as pressing a release button. .. According to the technique described in JP-A-2002-122934, it is possible to give a shooting instruction by a natural gesture such as a V sign when performing so-called self-shooting in which a person to be shot shoots an image of himself / herself. can.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2018-094840 describes a digital camera with a printer. A digital camera with a printer has a camera unit that shoots a subject and sequentially outputs an image representing the subject, and a printer unit that prints the shot image on an instant film in response to a shooting instruction. Therefore, the digital camera with a printer can instantly print the captured image on an instant film and enjoy it.

The digital camera with a printer described in JP-A-2018-094840 previews the captured image for a certain period of time on a display unit provided in the digital camera with a printer, and then prints the image without waiting for a print instruction. ing. That is, in the digital camera with a printer described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2018-094840, the photographing instruction also serves as the printing instruction.

Consider a case where the technique described in JP-A-2002-122934 is applied to a digital camera with a printer described in JP-A-2018-094840. In this case, for example, when performing self-shooting, if the V sign is accepted as a shooting instruction and a printing instruction, the advantage of being able to immediately print the shot image on an instant film remains the same, and the usability of the digital camera with a printer is improved. Can be improved. However, if the technique described in JP-A-2002-122934 is simply applied to the digital camera with a printer described in JP-A-2018-094840, an image that has failed to be photographed will be printed. There was a problem that it could be wasted.

In order to prevent printing of an image that failed to be taken, it is conceivable to provide a digital camera with a printer with an operating member that receives a print stop instruction during preview display. However, in this aspect, the following problems occur when, for example, self-shooting is performed. That is, after the self-shooting is completed, the person to be photographed moves to the installation position of the digital camera with a printer and checks the preview display of the display unit of the digital camera with a printer, thereby judging the success or failure of the shooting. Since a considerable amount of time is expected before the success or failure of the printing is determined, there is a risk that the printing stop instruction may not be in time depending on the preview display time.

It is conceivable that the person to be photographed has a remote controller for printing stop instruction instead of providing an operation member for printing stop instruction in the digital camera with a printer. However, it is necessary to equip a digital camera with a printer with a signal receiving function of a remote controller. In addition, it is not realistic from the viewpoint of cost to prepare a remote controller specialized only for the printing stop instruction.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a control device for a digital camera with a printer, a method for operating the control device for the digital camera with a printer, and an operation program for the control device for the digital camera with a printer so that the print medium is not wasted. And.

The control device of the digital camera with a printer of the present disclosure includes a printer having a camera unit that captures a subject and sequentially outputs an image representing the subject, and a printer unit that prints the captured image on a printing medium in response to a shooting instruction. It is a control device for a digital camera and includes at least one processor. The processor is within the shooting range of the camera unit, and is the first action by the person to be shot included in the subject, and is a shooting instruction and printing of an image. Shooting that also serves as an instruction When the first action for printing instructions is recognized and the first action is recognized, the camera unit is made to perform a shooting operation to output the image to be printed, and the person to be shot within the shooting range. If the second act for instructing to stop printing the image to be printed is recognized and the second act is not recognized during the predetermined print waiting period, the image to be printed When printing is performed by the printer unit and the second act is recognized during the print waiting period, the printer unit is instructed to stop printing the image to be printed.

It is preferable that the processor performs a process of transferring an image to be printed from the camera unit to the printer unit during the print standby period.

It is preferable that the processor controls the preview display of the image to be printed on the display unit that can be visually recognized by the person to be photographed within the shooting range during the print standby period.

It is preferable that the processor notifies the person to be photographed of the elapsed status of the print waiting period.

A digital camera with a printer can change the shooting range of the camera unit, and the processor detects the face of the person to be shot from the image and changes the shooting range to determine the position of the face in advance of the image. It is preferable to control the set position. The set position is preferably the center position of the image.

It is preferable that the processor notifies the person to be photographed that the first act has been recognized and that the second act has been recognized.

It is preferable that the processor waits until a predetermined shooting waiting period elapses after recognizing the first action, and then causes the camera unit to perform the shooting operation.

It is preferable that the processor notifies the person to be photographed of the progress of the shooting standby period.

It is preferable that the processor notifies the person to be photographed of the execution timing of the photographing operation.

The first and second actions are preferably gestures or spoken voices by the person to be photographed.

The gesture is preferably a gesture represented by the hand of the person to be photographed. The first action is a gesture in which the index finger and middle finger are raised and the other fingers are bent, and the palm side is pointed at the digital camera with a printer. The second action is a gesture with all fingers spread out and with a printer. It is preferable that the gesture is to point the palm side toward the digital camera.

A part of the image is the print area of the printer unit, and it is preferable that the processor controls to display the print area on the image.

The processor preferably controls to display the remaining number of print media.

The print medium is an instant film.

The method of operating the control device of the digital camera with a printer of the present disclosure includes a camera unit that shoots a subject and sequentially outputs images representing the subject, and a printer unit that prints the shot image on a printing medium in response to a shooting instruction. It is a method of operating the control device of the digital camera with a printer, which is within the shooting range of the camera unit, and is the first act by the person to be shot included in the subject, and serves as both a shooting instruction and an image printing instruction. A first recognition step for recognizing the first action for a printing instruction, a shooting control step for causing the camera unit to perform a shooting operation for outputting an image to be printed when the first action is recognized, and a shooting range. The second act of recognizing the second act for instructing the printing stop of the image to be printed, which is the second act by the person to be photographed in Japan, and the second act of recognizing the second act during the predetermined print waiting period. If not, the printer unit is made to print the image to be printed, and when the second action is recognized during the print waiting period, the print control step for instructing the printer unit to stop printing the image to be printed. Be prepared.

The operation program of the control device of the digital camera with a printer of the present disclosure includes a camera unit that shoots a subject and sequentially outputs images representing the subject, and a printer unit that prints the shot image on a printing medium in response to a shooting instruction. It is an operation program of the control device of the digital camera with a printer, which is within the shooting range of the camera unit, and is the first action by the person to be shot included in the subject, and serves as both a shooting instruction and an image printing instruction. A first recognition unit that recognizes the first action for printing instructions, a shooting control unit that causes the camera unit to perform a shooting operation that outputs an image to be printed when the first action is recognized, and a shooting range. A second recognition unit that recognizes the second action for the printing stop instruction of the image to be printed, which is the second action by the person to be photographed in the image, and recognizes the second action during a predetermined print waiting period. If this is not done, the printer unit is made to print the image to be printed, and if the second action is recognized during the print standby period, the computer serves as a print control unit that instructs the printer unit to stop printing the image to be printed. To work.

According to the technique of the present disclosure, it is provided a control device for a digital camera with a printer, a method for operating the control device for the digital camera with a printer, and an operation program for the control device for the digital camera with a printer so that the print medium is not wasted. Can be done.

It is a figure which shows the photographing system. It is a figure which shows the information which is transmitted and received between the digital camera with a printer and a control device. It is a front perspective view of the digital camera with a printer. It is the figure which looked at the digital camera with a printer from the bottom. It is a block diagram of a digital camera with a printer. It is a figure which shows the process of the print image generation part. It is a block diagram which shows the computer which comprises the control device. It is a block diagram of a control device. It is a figure which shows the process of a face detection part and a hand detection part. It is a figure which shows the state that the position of a face is set to the position of the center of an image by changing the shooting range of a camera part. It is a figure which shows the gesture recognized as the first act. It is a figure which shows the gesture recognized as a second act. It is a figure which shows the transition of the operation of the camera part after recognizing the first act. It is a figure which shows the transition of the operation of the camera part and the printer part when the 1st action is recognized and the 2nd action is not recognized. It is a figure which shows the transition of the operation of the camera part and the printer part at the time of recognizing the 1st action and recognizing the 2nd action. It is a figure which shows the live view display screen and the guide voice when a participant is not standing at a shooting position, and a face detection area is not a predetermined size. It is a figure which shows the live view display screen and the guide sound at the time of controlling to change the shooting range of a camera part. It is a figure which shows the live view display screen and the guide sound when the change of the shooting range of a camera part is completed. It is a figure which shows the live view display screen and the guide voice when the position of a participant's face is the position of the center of an image. It is a figure which shows the live view display screen and the guide voice when a participant performs a V sign, and the first act is recognized by a gesture recognition part. It is a figure which shows the live view display screen and the guide sound when the remaining number of seconds of a shooting standby period is 3 seconds. It is a figure which shows the live view display screen and the guide voice when the number of seconds remaining in the shooting standby period is 2 seconds. It is a figure which shows the live view display screen and the guide sound when the remaining number of seconds of a shooting standby period is 1 second. It is a figure which shows the live view display screen and the pseudo-shutter sound when the image shooting operation is performed. It is a figure which shows the preview display screen and the guide voice when the number of seconds remaining in a print waiting period is 10 seconds. It is a figure which shows the preview display screen and the guide voice when the number of seconds remaining in a print waiting period is 7 seconds. It is a figure which shows the preview display screen and the guide voice when a participant gives a stop sign, and the gesture recognition part recognizes a 2nd act. It is a flowchart which shows the processing procedure of a digital camera with a printer and a control device. It is a flowchart which shows the processing procedure of a digital camera with a printer and a control device. It is a flowchart which shows the processing procedure of a digital camera with a printer and a control device. It is a figure which shows another example of the gesture recognized as the 1st act. It is a figure which shows another example of the gesture which is recognized as a 2nd act. It is a figure which shows another example of the gesture recognized as the 1st act. It is a figure which shows another example of the gesture which is recognized as a 2nd act. It is a figure which shows the utterance voice recognized as the first act. It is a figure which shows the utterance voice recognized as a 2nd act. It is a figure which shows the mode in which the function of the movement control signal generation unit, the photographing control signal generation unit, and the print control signal generation unit was carried out by the digital camera with a printer. It is a figure which shows the mode in which the function of the face detection unit, the hand detection unit, the gesture recognition unit, the movement control signal generation unit, the photographing control signal generation unit, and the print control signal generation unit is carried by a digital camera with a printer.

In FIG. 1, the photographing system 2 includes a digital camera 10 with a printer and a control device 11, and is installed, for example, at an exhibition reception counter 12. The digital camera 10 with a printer is arranged on the reception counter 12. The digital camera 10 with a printer photographs the faces of the participants 13 of the exhibition who visited the reception counter 12, and prints the image 14P obtained thereby on the instant film 15. Participant 13 is an example of a "person to be photographed" according to the technique of the present disclosure. Image 14P is an example of an "image to be printed" according to the technique of the present disclosure. Further, the instant film 15 is an example of a "printing medium" according to the technique of the present disclosure.

A two-dimensional code 16 is printed on the instant film 15 in addition to the image 14P. The entrance pass to the exhibition is registered in the two-dimensional code 16. Participant 13 receives the instant film 15 and holds the two-dimensional code 16 over the code reader of the reception gate (not shown) to enter the exhibition. That is, the instant film 15 serves as an admission ticket for the exhibition.

The control device 11 is connected to the digital camera 10 with a printer. The control device 11 is, for example, a desktop personal computer, and the main body is arranged in the reception counter 12. The control device 11 has a display 17. The display 17 is located on the reception counter 12 and next to the digital camera 10 with a printer. The display 17 is directed at the participant 13. The control device 11 displays the image (through image) 14 (see FIG. 2) sequentially output from the digital camera 10 with a printer in a live view on the display 17, and displays the image 14P to be printed on the instant film 15 before printing. A preview is displayed on 17. The display 17 is an example of a “display unit” according to the technique of the present disclosure.

In FIG. 2, the digital camera 10 with a printer has a moving mechanism 20, a camera unit 21, a printer unit 22, and a speaker 23. The moving mechanism 20 moves the digital camera 10 with a printer. With this moving mechanism 20, the digital camera 10 with a printer can change the shooting range 110 (see FIG. 10) of the camera unit 21.

The camera unit 21 captures a subject (including the participant 13 and the background wall) reflected in the shooting range 110, and sequentially outputs an image 14 representing the subject. The image 14 output from the camera unit 21 is transmitted to the control device 11. The printer unit 22 prints the image 14P on the instant film 15. The printer unit 22 counts the remaining number 24 of the instant film 15 by decrementing the number of the instant film 15 each time printing is completed. The remaining number 24 counted by the printer unit 22 is transmitted to the control device 11. The speaker 23 outputs various guide sounds that guide the participants 13 in the procedure of shooting and printing the image 14P.

The control device 11 transmits the movement control signal 25, the photographing control signal 26, and the print control signal 27 to the digital camera 10 with a printer. The movement control signal 25 is a signal for controlling the operation of the movement mechanism 20, the photographing control signal 26 is a signal for controlling the operation of the camera unit 21, and the print control signal 27 controls the operation of the printer unit 22. It is a signal to do.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the digital camera 10 with a printer has a main body 30. The main body 30 has a rounded box shape as a whole, and the film pack 32 of the instant film 15 is interchangeably loaded inside. The film pack 32 contains a plurality of unused instant films 15, for example, 10 sheets.

A shooting lens 33 that captures subject light is arranged in front of the main body 30. The photographing lens 33 is a single focus lens. Further, a discharge port 34 is formed in the upper part of the main body 30. The instant film 15 on which the image 14P is printed is discharged from the discharge port 34. In the following description, the side in which the photographing lens 33 is arranged is defined as the front of the main body 30.

A pair of wheels 35 and two support balls 36 are attached to the bottom surface of the main body 30. The wheels 35 are arranged symmetrically on the rear side of the main body 30. The support balls 36 are arranged symmetrically in the front-rear direction. The wheel 35 rotates back and forth, and the support ball 36 rotates in accordance with the rotation of the wheel 35. The wheel 35 is a steering wheel. The rotation of the wheels 35 and the support balls 36 causes the main body 30 to move back and forth and left and right.

As shown in FIG. 5, the digital camera 10 with a printer has a photographing optical system 40. The photographing optical system 40 includes the above-mentioned photographing lens 33, an aperture 41, and a shutter 42. The aperture 41 adjusts the amount of subject light that has passed through the photographing lens 33. The shutter 42 blocks the subject light that has passed through the photographing lens 33.

An image sensor 43 is arranged after the photographing optical system 40. As is well known, the image pickup device 43 has a configuration in which a plurality of pixels that photoelectrically convert subject light into analog electrical signals are arranged on the image pickup surface. The image sensor 43 is, for example, a CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) image sensor or a CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) image sensor.

An analog signal processing unit (hereinafter, abbreviated as AFE (Analog Front End)) 44 is connected to the image sensor 43. The image sensor 43 outputs an analog electric signal obtained by photoelectrically converting the subject light to the AFE 44 according to a predetermined frame rate. The AFE44 performs A / D (Analog-to-) that converts an analog electric signal into a digital electric signal after performing various analog signal processing such as correlation double sampling processing and amplification processing on the analog electric signal. Digital) Perform conversion processing. When the image sensor 43 is a CMOS image sensor, the AFE 44 is built in the image sensor 43.

The digital camera 10 with a printer includes an image input unit 45, an image memory 46, a digital signal processing unit (hereinafter abbreviated as DSP (Digital Signal Processor)) 47, a print image generation unit 48, a film supply unit 49, and a film transport unit 50. It includes a print head 51, a transmission unit 52, a reception unit 53, a motor 54, and the like. The image input unit 45, the image memory 46, the DSP 47, the print image generation unit 48, the film supply unit 49, the film transfer unit 50, the print head 51, the transmission unit 52, the reception unit 53, the motor 54, etc. are connected via the bus line 55. Is connected to the controller 56. The speaker 23 described above is also connected to the bass line 55.

The image input unit 45 captures a digital electric signal from the AFE 44 as an image 14. The image input unit 45 stores the captured image 14 in the image memory 46. The image memory 46 can store images 14 for a plurality of frames.

The DSP 47 reads the image 14 from the image memory 46. The DSP 47 performs defect pixel correction processing, offset correction processing, gain correction processing, linear matrix processing, white balance correction processing, gamma correction processing, demosaic processing, and YC (Y is luminance, C is color difference) for the read image 14. Meaning) Perform various digital signal processing such as conversion processing. The DSP 47 stores the processed image 14 in the image memory 46 and outputs the processed image 14 to the transmission unit 52. The transmission unit 52 transmits the image 14 to the control device 11.

The print image generation unit 48 generates the image 14P from the processed image 14 stored in the image memory 46. The print image generation unit 48 stores the generated image 14P in the image memory 46 and outputs the generated image 14P to the transmission unit 52. The transmission unit 52 transmits the image 14P to the control device 11. The photographing optical system 40, the image sensor 43, the AFE 44, the image input unit 45, the image memory 46, the DSP 47, and the print image generation unit 48 constitute the camera unit 21.

The film supply unit 49 sends out one instant film 15 from the film pack 32, and supplies the sent instant film 15 to the print head 51. The film transport unit 50 transports one instant film 15 sent from the film pack 32 by the film supply unit 49 toward the discharge port 34.

The print head 51 prints the image 14P on the instant film 15. The print head 51 is composed of, for example, a line type exposure head. The print head 51 reads the image 14P from the image memory 46. The print head 51 records the image 14P line by line on the instant film 15 conveyed by the film conveying unit 50. The film supply unit 49, the film transport unit 50, and the print head 51 form a printer unit 22.

The printer unit 22 outputs the remaining number of sheets 24 to the transmission unit 52 each time the instant film 15 is consumed for printing the image 14P. The transmission unit 52 transmits the remaining number 24 to the control device 11.

The receiving unit 53 receives the movement control signal 25, the photographing control signal 26, and the print control signal 27. The receiving unit 53 outputs the received movement control signal 25, shooting control signal 26, and print control signal 27 to the controller 56.

The motor 54 rotates the wheels 35 back and forth and left and right. The motor 54 and the wheels 35 form a moving mechanism 20.

The controller 56 is, for example, an MPU (Micro-Processing Unit) and controls the entire operation of the digital camera 10 with a printer. A program memory 57 and a work memory 58 are connected to the controller 56. The operation program 60 is stored in the program memory 57. The operation program 60 is an example of the “operation program of the control device of the digital camera with a printer” according to the technique of the present disclosure.

The work memory 58 is a work memory for the controller 56 to execute a process. The controller 56 loads the operation program 60 stored in the program memory 57 into the work memory 58, and executes processing according to the operation program 60. As a result, the controller 56 functions as a movement control unit 65, a shooting control unit 66, a print control unit 67, and a voice control unit 68. That is, the controller 56 is an example of a "processor" according to the technique of the present disclosure. Further, the computer 70 including the controller 56, the program memory 57, and the work memory 58 is an example of the “control device for a digital camera with a printer” according to the technique of the present disclosure.

The movement control unit 65 controls the operation of the movement mechanism 20, specifically the motor 54, based on the movement control signal 25 from the control device 11. The shooting control unit 66 controls the operation of the camera unit 21 based on the shooting control signal 26 from the control device 11. Specifically, the shooting control signal 26 represents a shooting instruction of the image 14P, and the shooting control unit 66 causes the camera unit 21 to perform a shooting operation of receiving the shooting control signal 26 and outputting the image 14P.

The print control unit 67 controls the operation of the printer unit 22 based on the print control signal 27 from the control device 11. The print control signal 27 includes a signal indicating a print instruction of the image 14P and a signal indicating a print stop instruction of the image 14P. The print control unit 67 receives the print control signal 27 indicating the print instruction of the image 14P, and causes the printer unit 22 to print the image 14P. On the other hand, when the print control unit 67 receives the print control signal 27 indicating the print stop instruction of the image 14P, the print control unit 67 instructs the printer unit 22 to stop printing the image 14P. The voice control unit 68 controls the operation of the speaker 23.

As shown in FIG. 6, the image 14 has a rectangular shape with an aspect ratio of, for example, 4: 3. A part of the image 14 is the print area 73 of the printer unit 22. The print area 73 has a square shape with a 1: 1 aspect ratio. The length of the side of the print area 73 coincides with the length of the short side of the image 14, and the center of the print area 73 coincides with the center of the image 14. The print image generation unit 48 generates the image 14P by cutting out the print area 73 from the processed image 14 stored in the image memory 46. Therefore, the image 14P is an image excluding the regions at both the left and right ends of the image 14.

In FIG. 7, the computer constituting the control device 11 includes a storage device 75, a memory 76, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 77, and a communication unit 78 in addition to the display 17 described above. These are interconnected via a bus line 79.

The storage device 75 is, for example, a hard disk drive built in the computer constituting the control device 11 or a solid state drive. The storage device 75 stores control programs such as an operating system, various application programs, and various data associated with these programs.

The memory 76 is a working memory for the CPU 77 to execute a process. The CPU 77 comprehensively controls each part of the computer by loading the program stored in the storage device 75 into the memory 76 and executing the processing according to the program. The communication unit 78 is an interface that controls transmission of various information with the digital camera 10 with a printer and the like.

In FIG. 8, the operation program 80 is stored in the storage device 75. The operation program 80 is a program for operating the computer constituting the control device 11 as a "control device for a digital camera with a printer" according to the technique of the present disclosure. That is, the operation program 80 is an example of the “operation program of the control device of the digital camera with a printer” according to the technique of the present disclosure, like the operation program 60. Further, the control device 11 is an example of a “control device for a digital camera with a printer” according to the technique of the present disclosure.

When the operation program 80 is activated, the CPU 77 of the control device 11 cooperates with the memory 76 and the like to display the image receiving unit 85, the remaining number of sheets receiving unit 86, the face detection unit 87, the hand detection unit 88, and the gesture recognition unit 89. , The movement control signal generation unit 90, the imaging control signal generation unit 91, the print control signal generation unit 92, the control signal transmission unit 93, and the display control unit 94. The CPU 77 is an example of a "processor" according to the technique of the present disclosure.

The image receiving unit 85 receives the

images

14 and 14P from the digital camera 10 with a printer. The image receiving unit 85 outputs the received image 14 to the face detection unit 87, the hand detection unit 88, and the display control unit 94. Further, the image receiving unit 85 outputs the received image 14P to the display control unit 94.

The remaining number receiving unit 86 receives the remaining number 24 from the digital camera 10 with a printer. The remaining number receiving unit 86 outputs the received remaining number 24 to the display control unit 94.

The face detection unit 87 detects the faces of the participants 13 from the image 14 by using a well-known image recognition technique such as a machine learning model for object detection such as SSD (Single Shot MultiBox Detector). The face detection unit 87 outputs the face detection result to the movement control signal generation unit 90 and the display control unit 94.

Similar to the face detection unit 87, the hand detection unit 88 detects the hands of the participant 13 from the image 14 by using a well-known image recognition technique such as a machine learning model for object detection such as SSD. The hand detection unit 88 outputs the hand detection result to the gesture recognition unit 89 and the display control unit 94.

The gesture recognition unit 89 recognizes the gesture represented by the hand of the participant 13 based on the hand detection result from the hand detection unit 88. The gesture recognition unit 89 outputs the gesture recognition result to the shooting control signal generation unit 91, the print control signal generation unit 92, and the display control unit 94. The gesture recognition unit 89 is an example of the "first recognition unit" and the "second recognition unit" according to the technique of the present disclosure.

The movement control signal generation unit 90 generates the movement control signal 25 based on the face detection result from the face detection unit 87. The movement control signal generation unit 90 outputs the movement control signal 25 to the control signal transmission unit 93.

The shooting control signal generation unit 91 generates the shooting control signal 26 based on the gesture recognition result from the gesture recognition unit 89. The imaging control signal generation unit 91 outputs the imaging control signal 26 to the control signal transmission unit 93.

The print control signal generation unit 92 generates the print control signal 27 based on the gesture recognition result from the gesture recognition unit 89. The print control signal generation unit 92 outputs the print control signal 27 to the control signal transmission unit 93.

The control signal transmission unit 93 transmits the movement control signal 25, the photographing control signal 26, and the print control signal 27 to the digital camera 10 with a printer.

The display control unit 94 controls the display of various screens on the display 17. Various screens include a live view display screen 100 (see FIG. 16 and the like) for displaying the image 14 in a live view, and a preview display screen 101 (see FIG. 25 and the like) for previewing the image 14P before printing.

As shown in FIG. 9, the face detection unit 87 outputs the position information of the rectangular area (hereinafter referred to as the face detection area) 105 surrounding the face of the participant 13 as the face detection result. The position information of the face detection area 105 is, for example, the position coordinates of the center CP of the face detection area 105. Further, the hand detection unit 88 outputs a rectangular region (hereinafter, referred to as a hand detection region) 106 surrounding the hands of the participants 13 as a hand detection result.

As shown on the left side of the arrow in FIG. 10, when the center CP of the face detection region 105 and the center line CL of the long side of the image 14 are deviated, the movement control signal generation unit 90 shifts the center CP and the center line CL. A movement control signal 25 for matching is generated. In response to the movement control signal 25, the movement control unit 65 operates the movement mechanism 20, moves the digital camera 10 with a printer as shown on the right side of the arrow, and makes the center CP and the center line CL coincide with each other. That is, the movement control unit 65 sets the position of the face of the participant 13 to the center position of the image 14 by changing the shooting range 110 of the camera unit 21.

FIG. 10 shows an example in which the center CP of the face detection region 105 is shifted to the left with respect to the center line CL of the image 14, and the digital camera 10 with a printer is moved to the left in order to match them. .. The center line CL is an example of the “set position” and the “center position of the image” according to the technique of the present disclosure.

The movement control signal generation unit 90 generates the movement control signal 25 when the participant 13 stands at a predetermined shooting position and the face detection area 105 has a predetermined set size. The shooting position is indicated by, for example, a foot-shaped sheet laid in front of the reception counter 12.

As shown in FIG. 11, the gesture recognition unit 89 makes a gesture of pointing the palm side toward the digital camera 10 with a printer with the index finger and the middle finger raised and the other fingers bent, with the shooting instruction of the image 14P and the image. It is recognized as the first act for a shooting print instruction that also serves as a 14P print instruction. When the gesture recognition unit 89 receives the recognition result that the first action has been recognized, the shooting control signal generation unit 91 generates a shooting control signal 26 indicating a shooting instruction of the image 14P. When the gesture recognition unit 89 receives the recognition result that the first action has been recognized, the print control signal generation unit 92 generates a print control signal 27 indicating a print instruction of the image 14P. In the following, the gesture of pointing the palm side toward the digital camera 10 with a printer with the index finger and the middle finger raised and the other fingers bent is referred to as a V sign.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the gesture recognition unit 89 makes a gesture of pointing the palm side toward the digital camera 10 with a printer with all the fingers spread out as a second action for instructing to stop printing of the image 14P. recognize. When the gesture recognition unit 89 receives the recognition result that the second action has been recognized, the print control signal generation unit 92 generates the print control signal 27 indicating the print stop instruction of the image 14P. In the following, the gesture of pointing the palm side toward the digital camera 10 with a printer with all fingers spread out is referred to as a stop sign. Although both FIGS. 11 and 12 show the right hand, the left hand may be used.

As shown in FIG. 13, the shooting control unit 66 causes the camera unit 21 to perform a shooting operation after waiting until a predetermined shooting waiting period WPS elapses after recognizing the first action. The shooting control unit 66 causes the camera unit 21 to output an image (through image for live view display) 14 during the shooting standby period WPS. The shooting standby period WPS is, for example, 3 seconds.

As shown in FIG. 14, the photographing control unit 66 transfers the image 14P to be printed from the image memory 46 of the camera unit 21 to the print head 51 of the printer unit 22 during the predetermined print standby period WPP. To do. Further, when the print control unit 67 does not recognize the second act during the print standby period WPP, the print control unit 67 causes the printer unit 22 to print the image 14P. The print standby period WPP is a period that starts when the camera unit 21 outputs the image 14P, and is, for example, 10 seconds.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 15, when the second action is recognized during the print waiting period WPP, the photographing control unit 66 stops the transfer of the image 14P. Further, the print control unit 67 instructs the printer unit 22 to stop printing the image 14P.

As shown in FIG. 16, the image 14 is displayed in live view on the live view display screen 100 output to the display 17 under the control of the display control unit 94.

Areas

115L and 115R at both left and right ends other than the print area 73 of the image 14 are grayed out as shown by hatching. That is, the display control unit 94 controls to display the print area 73 on the image 14.

The display control unit 94 controls to display the remaining number 24 of the instant film 15 in the lower part of the area 115R. Further, the display control unit 94 controls to display the face detection area 105 and the hand detection area 106 on the image 14.

FIG. 16 shows a live view display screen 100 when the participant 13 is not standing at the shooting position and the face detection area 105 does not have a predetermined set size. In this case, the voice control unit 68 outputs “Stand at the shooting position”, which is a guide voice for guiding the participant 13 to the shooting position, from the speaker 23, as shown by reference numeral 116.

FIG. 17 shows the live view display screen 100 when the participant 13 stands at the shooting position and the face detection area 105 has a predetermined set size. Further, in FIG. 17, the center CP of the face detection region 105 and the center line CL of the long side of the image 14 are deviated from each other, and the movement control unit 65 changes the shooting range 110 of the camera unit 21 to allow the participants. The live view display screen 100 in the case where the position of the face of 13 is controlled to be the center position of the image 14 is shown. In this case, as shown by reference numeral 117, the voice control unit 68 outputs from the speaker 23 “The shooting range is being changed”, which is a guide voice indicating that the shooting range 110 of the camera unit 21 is being changed.

FIG. 18 shows a live view display screen 100 when the change of the shooting range 110 of the camera unit 21 by the movement control unit 65 is completed and the position of the face of the participant 13 becomes the center position of the image 14. .. In this case, as shown by reference numeral 118, the voice control unit 68 outputs “the change of the shooting range is completed”, which is a guide voice indicating that the change of the shooting range 110 of the camera unit 21 is completed, from the speaker 23. Let me.

FIG. 19 shows the live view display screen 100 when the position of the face of the participant 13 is the position of the center of the image 14. In this case, as shown by reference numeral 119, the voice control unit 68 causes the speaker 23 to output "Please give a V sign", which is a guide voice for prompting the participant 13 to perform the first act, the V sign. ..

FIG. 20 shows a live view display screen 100 when the participant 13 performs a V sign and the gesture recognition unit 89 recognizes the first action. In this case, as shown by reference numeral 120, the voice control unit 68 starts shooting, which is a guide voice indicating that the V sign has been recognized and that the image 14P has been shot. Is output from the speaker 23. That is, the voice control unit 68 notifies the participant 13 that the first act has been recognized.

21 to 23 show the live view display screen 100 in the shooting standby period WPS. In this case, the display control unit 94 controls to display the remaining seconds 125 of the shooting standby period WPS in the central portion of the area 115L. That is, the display control unit 94 notifies the participant 13 of the progress status of the shooting standby period WPS.

FIG. 21 shows the live view display screen 100 when the shooting standby period WPS has started and the remaining number of seconds 125 is 3 seconds. In this case, as shown by reference numeral 126, the voice control unit 68 causes the speaker 23 to output “3”, which is a guide voice indicating that the remaining number of seconds 125 is 3 seconds.

FIG. 22 shows the live view display screen 100 when the remaining number of seconds 125 is 2 seconds. In this case, as shown by reference numeral 127, the voice control unit 68 outputs “2”, which is a guide voice indicating that the remaining number of seconds 125 is 2 seconds, from the speaker 23.

FIG. 23 shows the live view display screen 100 when the remaining number of seconds 125 is 1 second. In this case, as shown by reference numeral 128, the voice control unit 68 causes the speaker 23 to output “1”, which is a guide voice indicating that the remaining number of seconds 125 is 1 second. That is, the voice control unit 68 also notifies the participant 13 of the progress status of the shooting standby period WPS.

FIG. 24 shows the live view display screen 100 when the remaining number of seconds 125 becomes 0 seconds, the shooting standby period WPS ends, and the shooting operation of the image 14P is performed. In this case, as shown by reference numeral 129, the voice control unit 68 outputs a pseudo shutter sound “click” indicating that the shutter 42 has been released from the speaker 23. That is, the voice control unit 68 notifies the participant 13 of the execution timing of the shooting operation of the image 14P. The execution timing of the shooting operation of the image 14P may be rephrased as the shooting timing of the image 14P. In this case, the live view display screen 100 momentarily displays the black image obtained when the shutter 42 is released. The black image also allows the participant 13 to be notified of the execution timing of the shooting operation of the image 14P.

As shown in FIG. 25, the image 14P before printing is preview-displayed on the preview display screen 101 output to the display 17 during the print standby period WPP under the control of the display control unit 94.

Regions

115L, 115R are blacked out as shown by hatching. That is, the display control unit 94 controls the display of the print area 73 on the preview display screen 101 as in the case of the live view display screen 100.

The display control unit 94 controls to display the remaining seconds 135 of the print waiting period WPP in the central portion of the area 115L. That is, the display control unit 94 notifies the participant 13 of the progress status of the print waiting period WPP.

FIG. 25 shows a preview display screen 101 when the print waiting period WPP has started and the remaining number of seconds 135 is 10 seconds. In this case, as shown by reference numeral 136, the voice control unit 68 is a guide voice to print the displayed image 14P and to perform a stop sign, which is a second act, when printing is stopped. Print the displayed image. If you want to stop printing, open your palm and give a stop sign. ”Is output from the speaker 23.

FIG. 26 shows a preview display screen 101 when the remaining number of seconds 135 is 7 seconds. In this case, as shown by reference numeral 137, the voice control unit 68 causes the speaker 23 to output “7”, which is a guide voice indicating that the remaining number of seconds 135 is 7 seconds. Although not shown, even when the remaining number of seconds 135 is 6 seconds or less, the guide voice indicating the remaining number of seconds 135 is output from the speaker 23 under the control of the voice control unit 68.

FIG. 27 shows a preview display screen 101 when the participant 13 gives a stop sign and the gesture recognition unit 89 recognizes the second action. In this case, as shown by reference numeral 138, the voice control unit 68 recognizes the stop sign, indicates that the printing of the image 14P has been stopped, and "recognizes the stop sign" which is a guide voice for prompting the re-shooting of the image 14P. Then, printing was stopped. Please sign the V again and take a picture again. "Is output from the speaker 23. That is, the voice control unit 68 notifies the participant 13 that the second act has been recognized.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 28 to 30. First, when the operation program 60 is activated, as shown in FIG. 5, the controller 56 of the digital camera 10 with a printer becomes a movement control unit 65, a shooting control unit 66, a print control unit 67, and a voice control unit 68. It works. Further, when the operation program 80 is activated, as shown in FIG. 8, the CPU 77 of the control device 11 has the image receiving unit 85, the remaining number of sheets receiving unit 86, the face detection unit 87, the hand detection unit 88, and the gesture recognition unit. It functions as 89, a movement control signal generation unit 90, a photographing control signal generation unit 91, a print control signal generation unit 92, a control signal transmission unit 93, and a display control unit 94.

In the digital camera 10 with a printer, the image 14 is output from the camera unit 21. The image 14 is transmitted to the control device 11 by the transmission unit 52.

In the control device 11, the image receiving unit 85 receives the image 14 from the digital camera 10 with a printer. The image 14 is output from the image receiving unit 85 to the face detection unit 87, the hand detection unit 88, and the display control unit 94.

In FIG. 28, the face of the participant 13 is detected from the image 14 by the face detection unit 87 (YES in step ST100), and the center CP of the face detection area 105 and the center line CL of the image 14 are deviated from each other. When the position of is not at the center position of the image 14 (NO in step ST101), the movement control signal generation unit 90 matches the center CP and the center line CL, and sets the face position as the center position of the image 14. A movement control signal 25 is generated. The movement control signal 25 is output from the movement control signal generation unit 90 to the control signal transmission unit 93, and is transmitted to the digital camera 10 with a printer by the control signal transmission unit 93 (step ST102).

In the digital camera 10 with a printer, the movement control signal 25 is received by the receiving unit 53 (YES in step ST200). The movement control signal 25 is output from the receiving unit 53 to the movement control unit 65.

As shown in FIG. 10, the movement control unit 65 operates the movement mechanism 20 in response to the movement control signal 25, and by changing the shooting range 110 of the camera unit 21, the position of the face of the participant 13 is imaged. Control is performed so that the position is at the center of 14 (step ST201).

In FIG. 29, when the hand of the participant 13 is detected from the image 14 by the hand detection unit 88 (YES in step ST110), and the shape of the detected hand is the V sign shown in FIG. 11 (step). YES in ST111), the first action is recognized by the gesture recognition unit 89 (step ST112). The recognition result that the first action is recognized is output from the gesture recognition unit 89 to the shooting control signal generation unit 91 and the print control signal generation unit 92. Step ST112 is an example of the "first recognition step" according to the technique of the present disclosure.

The shooting control signal generation unit 91 generates a shooting control signal 26 indicating a shooting instruction of the image 14P. The shooting control signal 26 is output from the shooting control signal generation unit 91 to the control signal transmission unit 93. Further, the print control signal generation unit 92 generates a print control signal 27 indicating a print instruction of the image 14P. The print control signal 27 is output from the print control signal generation unit 92 to the control signal transmission unit 93. The photographing control signal 26 and the print control signal 27 are transmitted to the digital camera 10 with a printer by the control signal transmitting unit 93 (step ST113).

In the digital camera 10 with a printer, the photographing control signal 26 and the print control signal 27 are received by the receiving unit 53 (YES in step ST210). The shooting control signal 26 is output from the receiving unit 53 to the shooting control unit 66. The print control signal 27 is output from the receiving unit 53 to the print control unit 67.

As shown in FIG. 20, under the control of the voice control unit 68, the guide voice 120 indicating that the first action is recognized is output from the speaker 23 (step ST211). Then, as shown in FIGS. 21 to 23, the display control unit 94 displays the remaining seconds 125 of the shooting standby period WPS on the live view display screen 100 (step ST114). Further, under the control of the voice control unit 68, guide voices 126 to 128 indicating the remaining seconds 125 are output from the speaker 23 (step ST212). As a result, the participant 13 is notified of the progress of the shooting standby period WPS.

As shown in FIG. 13, after the shooting standby period WPS has elapsed (YES in step ST213), the camera unit 21 performs the shooting operation of the image 14P under the control of the shooting control unit 66. At this time, as shown in FIG. 24, the pseudo shutter sound 129 is output from the speaker 23 under the control of the voice control unit 68 (step ST214). Step ST214 is an example of a “shooting control step” according to the technique of the present disclosure.

In FIG. 30, after the shooting operation, as shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, the display control unit 94 displays the remaining seconds 135 of the print standby period WPP on the preview display screen 101 (step ST120). Further, the number of seconds remaining after the guide voice 136 indicating that the displayed image 14P is printed under the control of the voice control unit 68 and that the stop sign should be performed when printing is stopped is output from the speaker 23. The guide voice 137 indicating 135 is output from the speaker 23 (step ST220). As a result, the participant 13 is notified of the progress of the print waiting period WPP.

As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, in the print standby period WPP, the process of transferring the image 14P from the image memory 46 of the camera unit 21 to the print head 51 of the printer unit 22 under the control of the shooting control unit 66. Is performed (step ST221).

When the hand of the participant 13 is detected from the image 14 by the hand detection unit 88 (YES in step ST121) and the shape of the detected hand is the stop sign shown in FIG. 12 (YES in step ST122). , The second action is recognized by the gesture recognition unit 89 (step ST123). The recognition result that the second action is recognized is output from the gesture recognition unit 89 to the print control signal generation unit 92. Step ST123 is an example of a "second recognition step" according to the technique of the present disclosure.

The print control signal generation unit 92 generates a print control signal 27 indicating a print stop instruction of the image 14P. The print control signal 27 is output from the print control signal generation unit 92 to the control signal transmission unit 93. The print control signal 27 is transmitted to the digital camera 10 with a printer by the control signal transmission unit 93 (step ST124).

In the digital camera 10 with a printer, the print control signal 27 is received by the receiving unit 53 (YES in step ST222). The print control signal 27 is output from the receiving unit 53 to the print control unit 67. In this case, as shown in FIG. 27, under the control of the voice control unit 68, a guide voice 138 indicating that the second action has been recognized is output from the speaker 23 (step ST223). Then, as shown in FIG. 15, the printer unit 22 is not operated by the print control unit 67, and the printing of the image 14P on the instant film 15 is stopped (step ST224). Step ST224 is an example of a "print control step" according to the technique of the present disclosure.

When the second action is not recognized during the print waiting period WPP and the print control signal 27 indicating the print stop instruction is not received by the receiving unit 53 (NO in step ST222, YES in step ST225), it is shown in FIG. As described above, the printer unit 22 is operated by the print control unit 67, and the image 14P is printed on the instant film 15 (step ST226). As a result, the instant film 15 on which the image 14P is printed is provided to the participant 13. Step ST226 is an example of a "print control step" according to the technique of the present disclosure, like step ST224.

After the print standby period WPP has elapsed (YES in step ST125), the display control unit 94 switches the display from the preview display screen 101 to the live view display screen 100 (step ST126).

As described above, the controller 56 of the digital camera 10 with a printer functions as a shooting control unit 66 and a print control unit 67. The CPU 77 of the control device 11 functions as a gesture recognition unit 89. The gesture recognition unit 89 is the first act by the participant 13 within the shooting range 110 of the camera unit 21, and is a first action for a shooting print instruction that serves as a shooting instruction for the image 14P and a printing instruction for the image 14P. Recognize one act. Further, the gesture recognition unit 89 recognizes the second action by the participant 13 within the shooting range 110 for the instruction to stop printing the image 14P. When the shooting control unit 66 recognizes the first action, the shooting control unit 66 causes the camera unit 21 to perform a shooting operation for outputting the image 14P. When the second act is not recognized during the print waiting period WPP, the print control unit 67 causes the printer unit 22 to print the image 14P. On the other hand, when the second act is recognized during the print waiting period WPP, the print control unit 67 instructs the printer unit 22 to stop printing the image 14P. Therefore, there is no possibility that the instant film 15 is wasted.

Participant 13 can input the print stop instruction of the image 14P to the digital camera 10 with a printer only by performing the second act without moving to the installation position of the digital camera 10 with a printer. Therefore, the possibility that the print stop instruction will not be in time is reduced. In addition, it is not necessary to prepare a remote controller for instructing to stop printing.

The shooting control unit 66 causes the image 14P to be transferred from the camera unit 21 to the printer unit 22 during the print standby period WPP. Therefore, the participant 13 can be made to recognize the print waiting period WPP as the period for accepting the print stop instruction without making the participant 13 recognize that the period is allocated to the transfer of the image 14P. Therefore, it is not necessary to make the participant 13 feel the stress of having to wait for the transfer of the image 14P.

The display control unit 94 controls the image 14P to be preview-displayed on the display 17 visible to the participant 13 within the shooting range 110 during the print standby period WPP. Therefore, the participant 13 can surely judge the success or failure of the shooting such as whether or not the appearance of the face is good. When it is determined that the shooting has failed, the participant 13 can perform the second action for instructing the printing stop without hesitation.

The voice control unit 68 and the display control unit 94 notify the participant 13 of the progress status of the print waiting period WPP by means of the remaining seconds 135, the guide voice 137, and the like. Therefore, the participant 13 can surely grasp the progress status of the print waiting period WPP.

The digital camera 10 with a printer can change the shooting range 110 of the camera unit 21 by the moving mechanism 20. The face detection unit 87 detects the face of the participant 13 from the image 14. By changing the shooting range 110, the movement control unit 65 controls the position of the face of the participant 13 to be the center position of the image 14. Therefore, regardless of the participant 13, it is possible to take an image 14P in which the face is located in the center and the composition is substantially the same.

The voice control unit 68 notifies the participant 13 that the first act has been recognized and that the second act has been recognized by the guide voices 120 and 138. Therefore, the participant 13 can grasp that the first act and the second act performed by the participant 13 are surely recognized.

The shooting control unit 66 waits until the shooting standby period WPS elapses after recognizing the first action, and then causes the camera unit 21 to perform the shooting operation of the image 14P. Therefore, the participant 13 can adjust the facial expression and / or the pose during the shooting waiting period WPS. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the shooting failure itself.

The voice control unit 68 and the display control unit 94 notify the participant 13 of the progress status of the shooting standby period WPS by the remaining seconds 125 and the guide voices 126 to 128. Therefore, the participant 13 can surely grasp the progress status of the shooting waiting period WPS.

The voice control unit 68 notifies the participant 13 of the execution timing of the shooting operation of the image 14P by the pseudo shutter sound 129. Therefore, the participant 13 can surely grasp the execution timing of the shooting operation of the image 14P.

The first act and the second act are gestures by the participant 13, and the gestures are gestures represented by the hands of the participant 13. Therefore, the participant 13 can issue a shooting print instruction by the first act and a print stop instruction by the second act only by changing the shape of the hand.

The first act is a gesture (V sign) in which the index finger and the middle finger are raised and the other fingers are bent, and the palm side is turned toward the digital camera 10 with a printer. The second act is to spread all the fingers. In this state, it is a gesture (stop sign) of pointing the palm side toward the digital camera 10 with a printer. The V sign is a popular pose often taken when taking pictures. Also, the stop sign is a popular pose that is often taken when, for example, blocking a person's approach or refusing a recommended matter. Since these popular poses are adopted for the first act and the second act, it is intuitively easy for the participant 13. Participant 13 can perform the first act and the second act without psychological resistance.

The display control unit 94 controls to display the print area 73 on the image 14 by graying out the

areas

115L and 115R other than the print area 73. Therefore, the participant 13 can surely grasp the print area 73.

The display control unit 94 controls to display the remaining number 24 of the instant film 15. Therefore, it is possible to reliably notify the administrator of the photographing system 2 or the like that replaces the film pack 32 of the remaining number of sheets 24.

The first act is not limited to the illustrated V sign, and the second act is not limited to the illustrated stop sign. For example, as shown in FIG. 31, the gesture of pointing the palm side toward the digital camera 10 with a printer with the index finger raised and the other fingers bent may be recognized as the first action for the shooting print instruction. .. Further, as shown in FIG. 32, the gesture of pointing the palm side toward the digital camera 10 with a printer with all the fingers bent may be recognized as the second act for instructing to stop printing.

Gestures are not limited to hand gestures. For example, as shown in FIG. 33, a gesture in which a circle is formed with both arms above the head may be recognized as the first action for a shooting print instruction. Further, as shown in FIG. 34, a gesture in which a cross mark is formed by both arms in front of the chest may be recognized as a second act for instructing to stop printing.

The first and second actions are not limited to gestures. For example, as shown in FIG. 35, the utterance voice of the participant 13 “shooting” may be recognized as the first action for the shooting print instruction. Further, as shown in FIG. 36, the utterance voice of the participant 13 "print stop" may be recognized as the second act for the print stop instruction. In this case, the digital camera 10 with a printer includes a microphone that captures the spoken voice of the participant 13. Further, the control device 11 includes a voice recognition unit that recognizes the spoken voice of the participant 13 captured by the microphone instead of the gesture recognition unit 89.

The live view display screen 100 and the preview display screen 101 may be displayed in parallel. Further, the live view display screen 100 may be displayed as a nested screen in the preview display screen 101.

Participants 13 themselves know that they closed their eyes at the timing of the shooting operation or missed the pose. Therefore, in some cases, the participant 13 can determine the success or failure of the shooting without checking the image 14P on the preview display screen 101. Therefore, the participant 13 may be notified of only the remaining number of seconds 135 of the print waiting period WPP without displaying the image 14P as a preview on the display 17.

In the above embodiment, the center CP of the face detection area 105 and the center line CL of the long side of the image 14 are matched by changing the shooting range of the camera unit 21, but the present invention is not limited to this. The center CP of the face detection region 105 may be aligned with the center of the image 14. In this case, the center of the image 14 is an example of the "set position" and the "center position of the image" according to the technique of the present disclosure.

The set position to match the position of the face is not limited to the center position of the image. The set position may be biased to either the top, bottom, left, or right of the image 14. In this case, textual information such as an exhibition name may be printed in a biased margin area.

The mechanism for changing the shooting range of the camera unit 21 is not limited to the exemplary moving mechanism 20 that moves the main body 30 back and forth and left and right. A mechanism for swinging the main body 30 up, down, left and right may be used. Further, a mechanism for moving the units of the photographing optical system 40 and the image pickup element 43 may be used.

The image 14 itself output from the image sensor 43 may be printed without setting the print area 73.

Guide sounds such as 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 126, 127, 128, 136, 137, 138, and pseudo shutter sound 129 are not produced by the speaker 23 of the digital camera 10 with a printer, but by the speaker of the control device 11, for example. It may be output from a speaker built in the display 17.

Guide voices such as "Please stand at the shooting position", "Please give a V sign", "If you want to stop printing, please give a stop sign to show your palm open" are the shooting system at the scene. The administrator of 2 may speak.

The pseudo shutter sound 129 is not limited to the illustrated "click". Any sound indicating that the shutter 42 has been released may be used, and a chime sound or the like may be used.

The person to be photographed is not limited to the participant 13 of the illustrated exhibition. It may be a participant in other events such as a wedding party or outdoor recreation. Further, the participants are not limited to the participants of the event, and may be general users who perform self-shooting using the digital camera 10 with a printer.

The print medium for printing the image 14P is not limited to the instant film 15. Plain paper may be used.

In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which the computer 70 of the digital camera 10 with a printer and the control device 11 carry out the functions of the "control device of the digital camera with a printer" of the present disclosure, but the present invention is not limited to this. The computer 70 of the digital camera 10 with a printer may be provided with all the functions of the "control device for the digital camera with a printer" of the present disclosure. On the contrary, the control device 11 may be provided with all the functions of the "control device for the digital camera with a printer" of the present disclosure.

FIG. 37 shows an embodiment in which the functions of the movement control signal generation unit 90, the imaging control signal generation unit 91, and the print control signal generation unit 92 are assigned to the digital camera 10 with a printer. In this case, the face detection result by the face detection unit 87 of the control device 11 is transmitted to the movement control signal generation unit 90 of the digital camera 10 with a printer. Further, the gesture recognition result by the gesture recognition unit 89 of the control device 11 is transmitted to the shooting control signal generation unit 91 and the print control signal generation unit 92 of the digital camera 10 with a printer.

FIG. 38 shows the functions of the face detection unit 87, the hand detection unit 88, the gesture recognition unit 89, the movement control signal generation unit 90, the shooting control signal generation unit 91, and the print control signal generation unit 92 to the digital camera 10 with a printer. The mode carried is shown. In this case, face detection, hand detection, gesture recognition, and generation of each control signal 25 to 27 are all performed by the digital camera 10 with a printer. Further, the control device 11 in this case has only the function of the display control unit 94.

In the above embodiment, one gesture recognition unit 89 is responsible for the "first recognition unit" and the "second recognition unit" according to the technique of the present disclosure, but the recognition unit corresponding to the "first recognition unit" , The recognition unit corresponding to the "second recognition unit" may be separated. Further, the image receiving unit 85 and the remaining number receiving unit 86 may be integrated into one receiving unit. As described above, the hardware configuration of the computer constituting the control device 11 can be appropriately changed according to the required performance such as processing capacity, safety, and reliability. The same applies to the hardware configuration of the computer 70 (controller 56). Furthermore, not only hardware but also programs such as

operation programs

60 and 80 can be duplicated or distributed and stored in a plurality of storage devices for the purpose of ensuring safety and reliability. Is.

In the above embodiment, for example, the movement control unit 65, the shooting control unit 66, the print control unit 67, the voice control unit 68, the image receiving unit 85, the remaining number of sheets receiving unit 86, the face detection unit 87, the hand detection unit 88, and the gesture recognition. Hardware of a processing unit (Processing Unit) that executes various processes such as unit 89, movement control signal generation unit 90, imaging control signal generation unit 91, print control signal generation unit 92, control signal transmission unit 93, and display control unit 94. As the wear-like structure, various processors (Processors) shown below can be used. For various processors, in addition to controllers 56 and CPU 77, which are general-purpose processors that execute software (operation programs 60 and 80) and function as various processing units, after manufacturing FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) and the like. A processor having a circuit configuration specially designed to execute a specific process such as a programmable logic device (PLD), which is a processor whose circuit configuration can be changed, and / or an ASIC (Application Special Integrated Circuit). A dedicated electric circuit or the like is included. A GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) may be used instead of the controller 56 and the CPU 77.

One processor may be composed of one of these various processors, or a combination of two or more processors of the same type or different types (for example, a combination of a plurality of FPGAs and / or a CPU). It may be composed of a combination with an FPGA or a combination of a CPU and a GPU). Further, a plurality of processing units may be configured by one processor.

As an example of configuring a plurality of processing units with one processor, first, one processor is configured by a combination of one or more CPUs and software, as represented by a computer such as a client and a server. There is a form in which a processor functions as a plurality of processing units. Secondly, as typified by system on chip (System On Chip: SoC), there is a form in which a processor that realizes the functions of the entire system including a plurality of processing units with one IC (Integrated Circuit) chip is used. be. As described above, the various processing units are configured by using one or more of the above-mentioned various processors as a hardware structure.

Further, as the hardware structure of these various processors, more specifically, an electric circuit (Circuitry) in which circuit elements such as semiconductor elements are combined can be used.

The technique of the present disclosure can be appropriately combined with the various embodiments described above and / or various modifications. Further, not limited to the above embodiment, it goes without saying that various configurations can be adopted as long as they do not deviate from the gist. Further, the technique of the present disclosure extends to a storage medium for storing the program non-temporarily in addition to the program.

The description and illustration shown above are detailed explanations of the parts related to the technology of the present disclosure, and are merely an example of the technology of the present disclosure. For example, the above description of the configuration, function, action, and effect is an example of the configuration, function, action, and effect of a portion of the art of the present disclosure. Therefore, unnecessary parts may be deleted, new elements may be added, or replacements may be made to the described contents and illustrated contents shown above within a range that does not deviate from the gist of the technique of the present disclosure. Needless to say. In addition, in order to avoid complications and facilitate understanding of the parts related to the technology of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned description and illustrations require special explanation in order to enable the implementation of the technology of the present disclosure. The explanation about the common general technical knowledge is omitted.

In the present specification, "A and / or B" is synonymous with "at least one of A and B". That is, "A and / or B" means that it may be A alone, B alone, or a combination of A and B. Further, in the present specification, when three or more matters are connected and expressed by "and / or", the same concept as "A and / or B" is applied.

All documents, patent applications and technical standards described herein are to the same extent as if the individual documents, patent applications and technical standards were specifically and individually stated to be incorporated by reference. Incorporated by reference in the document.

Claims

A control device for a digital camera with a printer having a camera unit that shoots a subject and sequentially outputs images representing the subject, and a printer unit that prints the shot image on a print medium in response to a shooting instruction.
With at least one processor
The processor
Recognizes the first action for a shooting print instruction that is within the shooting range of the camera unit and is a shooting target person included in the subject and that also serves as the shooting instruction and an image printing instruction. death,
When the first act is recognized, the camera unit is made to perform a shooting operation to output an image to be printed.
Recognizing the second act for the printing stop instruction of the image to be printed, which is the second act by the shooting target person within the shooting range.
When the second act is not recognized during the predetermined print waiting period, the printer unit prints the image to be printed, and the second act is recognized during the print waiting period. Instructs the printer unit to stop printing the image to be printed.
Control device for digital cameras with printers.
The processor
The control device for a digital camera with a printer according to claim 1, wherein a process of transferring an image to be printed from the camera unit to the printer unit is performed during the print standby period.
The processor
The digital camera with a printer according to claim 1 or 2, which controls the preview display of the image to be printed on a display unit visible to the person to be photographed within the shooting range during the print standby period. Camera control device.
The processor
The control device for a digital camera with a printer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which notifies the person to be photographed of the elapsed state of the print waiting period.
The digital camera with a printer can change the shooting range of the camera unit.
The processor
The face of the person to be photographed is detected from the image,
The control device for a digital camera with a printer according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which controls the position of the face to be a predetermined set position of an image by changing the shooting range.
The control device for a digital camera with a printer according to claim 5, wherein the set position is the center position of the image.
The processor
The control device for a digital camera with a printer according to any one of claims 1 to 6, which notifies the person to be photographed of the fact that the first act has been recognized and the fact that the second act has been recognized.
The processor
The printer according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the camera unit performs the shooting operation after waiting until a predetermined shooting waiting period elapses after recognizing the first act. With digital camera control device.
The processor
The control device for a digital camera with a printer according to claim 8, which notifies the person to be photographed of the elapsed state of the shooting standby period.
The processor
The control device for a digital camera with a printer according to any one of claims 1 to 9, which notifies the person to be photographed of the execution timing of the photographing operation.
The control device for a digital camera with a printer according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the first act and the second act are gestures or spoken voices by the person to be photographed.
The control device for a digital camera with a printer according to claim 11, wherein the gesture is a gesture represented by the hand of the person to be photographed.
The first act is a gesture in which the index finger and the middle finger are raised and the other fingers are bent, and the palm side is turned toward the digital camera with a printer.
The control device for a digital camera with a printer according to claim 12, wherein the second act is a gesture of pointing the palm side toward the digital camera with a printer with all fingers spread out.
A part of the image is used as the print area of the printer unit.
The processor
The control device for a digital camera with a printer according to any one of claims 1 to 13, which controls the display of the print area on an image.
The processor
The control device for a digital camera with a printer according to any one of claims 1 to 14, which controls the display of the remaining number of print media.
The control device for a digital camera with a printer according to any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein the print medium is an instant film.
A method of operating a control device for a digital camera with a printer, which has a camera unit that shoots a subject and sequentially outputs an image representing the subject, and a printer unit that prints the shot image on a print medium in response to a shooting instruction.
Recognizes the first action for a shooting print instruction that is within the shooting range of the camera unit and is a shooting target person included in the subject and that also serves as the shooting instruction and an image printing instruction. The first recognition step to do
When the first action is recognized, a shooting control step of causing the camera unit to perform a shooting operation of outputting an image to be printed, and a shooting control step.
A second recognition step of recognizing a second action by the person to be photographed within the shooting range for instructing the printing to be stopped of the image to be printed, and a second recognition step.
When the second act is not recognized during the predetermined print waiting period, the printer unit prints the image to be printed, and the second act is recognized during the print waiting period. A print control step for instructing the printer unit to stop printing the image to be printed, and
How to operate the control device of a digital camera with a printer.
It is an operation program of a control device of a digital camera with a printer having a camera unit that shoots a subject and sequentially outputs an image representing the subject, and a printer unit that prints the shot image on a print medium in response to a shooting instruction.
Recognizes the first action for a shooting print instruction that is within the shooting range of the camera unit and is a shooting target person included in the subject and that also serves as the shooting instruction and an image printing instruction. 1st recognition unit and
When the first action is recognized, a shooting control unit that causes the camera unit to perform a shooting operation that outputs an image to be printed, and a shooting control unit.
A second recognition unit that recognizes a second action by the person to be photographed within the shooting range for instructing the printing to stop printing of the image to be printed.
When the second act is not recognized during the predetermined print waiting period, the printer unit prints the image to be printed, and the second act is recognized during the print waiting period. As a print control unit that instructs the printer unit to stop printing the image to be printed.
An operating program for the controller of a digital camera with a printer that makes a computer work.